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Republican Slogan Borrowed From Antidepressant

Democrats heard something familiar today in that new theme emerging from House Republicans: “The Change You Deserve.”

Turns out that slogan is also used to market an antidepressant, which Democrats quickly lampooned as reflecting the Republican mood at the moment.

“We were alarmed by the slogan for the minority caucus’s re-branding campaign, for it directly _ though probably inadvertently _ addresses the depressed opportunities House Republicans might be feeling of late,” said a post at Bluestemprairie.com.

Republicans said they had no hesitation about sticking with the slogan as they prepared to roll out their new policy agenda. And The “Change You Deserve” is just one variation on the theme.

“Republicans are committed to delivering the change American families really deserve,” said a House Republican spokesman, saying the cross-marketing was not a problem.

And really, given the problems besetting House Republicans recently, don’t they deserve a break today?

Which anti-depressant is it? Do you have any of their T.V. ads? Might be funny to splice one of the drug ads into a mock Republican Ad. On the other hand, the Drug Company using that slogan might not be amused. I wonder how the Drug Company feels about the Republican Party stealing their slogan–oh…wait, I forgot…the Drug Industry IS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!

Nothing, however, could be as funny as the Saturday Night Live skit of Hillary Clinton that aired this past Saturday. Bet she won’t be mentioning that particular SNL episode anytime soon. They really skewered her!

In clinical studies, the most common side effects with EFFEXOR XR (reported in at least 10% of patients and at least twice as often as with placebo) were constipation, dizziness, dry mouth, insomnia, loss of appetite, nausea, nervousness, sexual side effects, sleepiness, sweating, and weakness.

Well with a Loser like McCain as their Candidate who wouldn’t be depressed.

Anyone still believing the Press and Media Lies about McCain having ANT CHANCE whatsoever in Nov.

Looks like the Media are trying to pull the same stunt that they did with the Obama , Clinton Race.

Pretending it was a close contest when Clinton has not had a snowballs chance in hell for months and anyone who could do the math’s knew it but the media banged on and on and on about it being a close race.

Get ready for the same rubbish and spin about McCain’s prospects.

Lets see how easy you are to fool once McCain’s campaign gets into swing, if it ever gets into a swing that is. Probably needs a good handful of pills to get him out of bed every morning, how OLD is he again?, is he competent, he appears Quite frail and disorientated most of the time, unaware of whats going on around him, is he ill?.

In times of near ‘recession’ caused by GOP run adminstration and the resultant consequential depression the “Change you deserve” tag line borrowed from the antidepressant product synchs appropriately well enough.

All Americans must read about the latest obscenity of CEO bonus abuse. Look up United Health Care CEO, William McGuire’s, “take” for this year. How does $1 BILLION dollars sound to you?

This is beyond all bounds. It borders on criminal. NOW, how will the Republicans deliver the change in health care initiatives that “people want in America?” We want universal, NOT FOR PROFIT, health insurance that excludes parasites like McGuire and others of his ilk. There is no possible reason for this kind of remuneration.

In my opinion, one of the worst myths in American political discourse is that Republicans are the “daddy” party and Democrats are the “mommy” party. A quick review of history would show it’s quite the opposite.

Republicans are the party of “I want” and “I’m afraid, please protect me”. They want tax cuts and big spending; they’re eager to turn over the liberty for security and order.

Republicans squawl and squawk about national defense and patriotism, but the two greatest military victories in history were executed by Democrats (Wilson and Roosevelt).

When the going got tough in Korea, Republicans pulled out. Same in Vietnam. Same in Beirut in the 80s. Same in Iraq in the 90s. Of course we’re now mired in a pointless quagmire because of that last one.

Democrats say “no.” In the 90s, a Democratic president imposed fiscal discipline on the government and built up a huge surplus. Republicans came into power and gave it away in little plastic cups to their friends, like keg beer at a frat party. Now Democrats have to assume control again. The children have to be grounded. Given lectures. Their allowance cut. They’ll whine, they’ll cry. They’ll be made to pick up their room and be in bed at a reasonable hour. The household will be sane again, until people forget who’s the daddy, and vote a bunch of brats back into office.

How fitting–Effexor for the masses–Marie Antoinette’s “let them eat cake” attitude updated to fit the world of Big Pharma–“We bought this Congress, fair and square.”

Personally, I think Bill Moyers summed the truth up perfectly tonight on Countdown:

“We aren’t going to hear a discussion of why the great American wealth machine is only working for the top 1%, or why the top 10% has 65% of the nations wealth, or why the bottom 75% has zero net worth, or how we’re going to pay to fix America’s crumbling infrastructure…”

No-it’ll be a lot of blathering about how Obama is the tax-and-spend candidate of Hamas and Wright, while those stalwarts in the Republican Party are going to interrupt their lob bying work on behalf of the bastards running myanmar to make sure we all have the “Change We Deserve.”

Certainly interesting that Republicans are resorting to the same slogan as the antidepressant Effexor.

I’m pretty sure that voting Republican has many of the same common side effects as well: nausea, nervousness, dizziness, loss of appetite, constipation, and sweating. A suicide watch is recommended for both Effexor and voting Republican. Also, as with Effexor, pregnant women, or women who may become pregnant, should avoid voting Republican.

Perhaps Democrats should adopt an antidepressant slogan as well. They could borrow the “depression hurts” slogan from Cymbalta. The commercials might go something like this…

Vote Democratic because George Bush’s failed economic policies have been a painful reminder that a “depression hurts.”

McSenile couldn’t attract a Geritol salesman to his campaign. The most powerful position in the planet should not be held by someone 7 years past retirement age. He can’t even remember he voted for Bush in 2000 or the difference between Sunni and Shiite. He needs to drink his prune juice and exit gracefully.

No, they’re laughing at the slogan–which is being used illegally by the Republicans, who owe the Effexor people for their unlawful usage.

The Democats are making fun of the CONTENT of the Republicans’ current plans, but at this point the ineptitude of their nepotistic, self-destructive, hypocritical and counterproductive policies are quite adeptly making fun of the R’s for the D’s.

There’s no reason to make the effort to point out incompetence and arroant ineptitude that is clear just by looking at our country’s current malfunctions economically, politically, legally, internationally, and in every other way imaginable, thanks to them.

The thought of an extremely inexperienced man with marginal evidence of patriotism towards the US as president is rather depressing so any association with an antidepressant makes a lot of sense. The lampooners may be the one’s we are all laughing at in November.

I found this quite humorous! I’ve actually heard the commercial, and this slogan reminds me of it. The Republicans are very “original” but then again maybe when they decided to use this slogan they weren’t aware that an antidepressant used it as well. Hopefully the Republicans don’t think we are depressed and deserve a change.

Funny, when Obama’s campaign advisors came up with “Yes we can”, which is a line from a British cartoon (Bob the Builder), nobody seemed to take note. Perhaps if the Democrats jump on the antidepressant line as their best line of attack against McCain, they will look like those cartoon characters.

Maybe each Republican should receive a bottle of Effexor when they kick off the campaign. Perhaps, as is said of antidepressants, they would gain a better perspective on things by taking it, and finally see the light on many things which would be to our benefit.
Meanwhile, looking forward to hearing spokesmen Vito Fossella, Mark Foley and Larry Craig about the Republican American Families Agenda.

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